Highway Department is responsible for highway maintenance and all town park and facilities.

Responsibilities:

The Department of Highways, Parks, Buildings and Grounds shall be responsible for the construction, repair, maintenance and cleaning of all Town highways, Town roads, Town streets, Town bridges and Town parking facilities and the removal of snow therefrom; the construction, repair, maintenance and cleaning of all Town buildings and facilities and the buildings and facilities of every improvement district or other district or agency thereof; the installation and maintenance of traffic signals, other traffic control devices and street signs on all Town highways, Town roads, Town streets, Town bridges and Town parking facilities; the construction, repair, maintenance and cleaning of storm drainage systems under the jurisdiction of the Town or any improvement district or agency thereof; the construction, repair, maintenance and cleaning of sanitary sewers owned by, or under the sole jurisdiction of, the Town or any improvement district or other district or agency thereof; the operation, repair and maintenance of any sewage treatment plant owned by, or under the sole jurisdiction of, the Town or any improvement district or other district or agency thereof; the construction, maintenance and operation of such other sanitation facilities to the extent the same be delegated to the Department of Highways, Parks, Buildings and Grounds by the Town Board; the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of water pumping facilities, water treatment plants and water distribution systems owned by, or under the sole jurisdiction of, the Town or any improvement district or other district or agency thereof; the billing of consumers for use of water and/or sewer services supplied by the Town or by any improvement district or other district or agency thereof; the operation and maintenance of park and other recreation facilities owned by, or under the sole jurisdiction of, the Town or any district or agency thereof; and such other work and/or services as the Town Board may lawfully direct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this chapter shall not prohibit the Town Board from providing for construction of any public building, street, highway, road or other facility by public contract. In addition, the Department of Highways, Parks, Buildings and Grounds shall provide all services required or desirable in order to enable the Commissioner of Highways, Parks, Buildings and Grounds to fulfill any duty or responsibility imposed upon such official, whether or not in his capacity as Town Superintendent of Highways, by this chapter or by any other local law, ordinance or regulation of the Town or by any lawful directive of the Town Board or by any statute of the State of New York.

In the event that the Town does not now have some or all of the plants, facilities, systems or districts mentioned herein, the Department of Highways, Parks, Buildings and Grounds shall be responsible for such or all of the foregoing as the Town may hereafter construct, acquire or establish from time to time.

This Form will allow you to provide comments to the Town of Maine Highway Department. If you have a situation that needs attention by our highway department, please use this form or call directly at 607-862-9209. By using this Form, you agree to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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